1603.1 To obtain ballot access for a primary election, a candidate's petition for the office of Delegate, Mayor, Attorney General, Chairman of the Council, At-Large Member of the Council, U.S. Senator or U.S. Representative shall contain the signatures of at least two thousand (2,000) persons who are duly registered in the same political party as the candidate, or of one percent (1%) of the duly registered voters of such political party, whichever is less, as shown by the records of the Board as of the one hundred forty-fourth (144th) day before the date of the Primary Election.

1603.2 To obtain ballot access for a Primary Election, a candidate's petition for the office of Member of the Council elected from a ward, shall contain the signatures of at least two hundred fifty (250) persons who are duly registered in the same political party and ward as the candidate or one percent (1%) of the duly registered voters, whichever is less, as shown on records of the Board as of the one hundred forty-fourth (144th) day before the date of the Primary Election.

1603.3 To obtain ballot access for a general or special election (Direct Access Nomination), a candidate's petition for the office of Delegate, Mayor, Attorney General, Chairman of the Council, At-Large Member of the Council, U.S. Senator, or U.S. Representative shall contain the signatures of at least three thousand (3,000) duly registered voters in the District or of at least one and one-half per cent (1.5%) of the total number of registered voters in the District, whichever is less, as shown on the Board's records as of the one hundred forty-fourth (144th) day before the date of the General Election.

1603.4 To obtain ballot access for a general or special election (Direct Access Nomination), a candidate's petition for the office of Member of the Council from a ward shall contain the signatures of at least five hundred (500) persons who are duly registered in the ward from which the candidate seeks election.

1603.5 To obtain ballot access, a candidate's petition for the office of Member of the State Board of Education elected at-large shall contain the signatures of at least one thousand (1,000) duly registered voters.

1603.6 To obtain ballot access, a candidate's petition for the office of Member of the State Board of Education elected from a ward shall contain the signatures of at least two hundred (200) persons duly registered in the ward from which the candidate seeks election.

1603.7 To obtain ballot access, a candidate's petition for the office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner shall contain the signatures of at least twenty-five (25) persons duly registered in the single member district from which the

candidate seeks election.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 2763 (June 27, 1980), incorporating the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 1929, 1948 (May 9, 1980); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 2006, 2020-21 (March 11, 1988); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 8364, 8366 (December 15, 1989); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 44 DCR 689 (February 7, 1997); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 625 (January 24, 2014).